African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
Addis Ababa Ethiopia: On 8th July 2024, the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the African Union (AU), represented by the African Union Commission-Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment, headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The overall objective of the MoU is to facilitate …
The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) will on the 10-12th, July 2024 hold a continental multi-stakeholder engagement and learning event to foster a collective stakeholder response in sustaining the scaling of agro-ecology and CSA practices in Africa at Capital Hotel & Spa, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. The event is aimed at developing actionable strategies …
CAADP-XP IV Multi-Stakeholder Engagement and Learning Event Read More »
by Wole Fatunbi It is now street knowledge that the availability of technology is not the central bane to improvement of Africa agriculture and management of the prime production asset, our soil. While technologies is modestly available, bringing the technologies from pilots to scale is still a key problem to overcome. Notable experts in the …
In 2019, The CAADP XP4 organizations comprising of the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) and the West and Central African Council for Agricultural …
IFAD Successfully completes CAADP-XP4 Project Supervision Mission in Kenya and Uganda. Read More »
The Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS), with support from the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS), and the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), with funding from the European Union has on the 29th February launched the Global Programme for Small-scale Agroecology Producers and Sustainable Food Systems Transformation (GP-SAEP)’ Project in …
12 – 14 February 2024. Tema in Accra, Ghana. The African Union and the European Union alongside a number of implementing partners have launched the Consortium Europe-Africa on Research and Innovation for Food Systems Transformation #CEA_FIRST Project aimed at operationalizing the first priority of the AU-EU High level policy Dialogue (HLPD) focused on AU-EU International Research Consortium on Food …
Dear Stakeholders,After Five days of deliberation with over 50 presentations,10 side events coupled with networking opportunities, the 6th Africa-wide agricultural extension week has come to a close. The final day of the Agricultural Extension Week marked the highest point of learning, sharing, and commitment, underscoring the essence of collaborative progress and the future of agricultural extension and …
6th Africa Wide Extension Week 2023 comes to a close Read More »
Dear Partners, as we dive into the final day of the 6th Africa Wide Agricultural Extension Week 2023, We are thrilled to share with you highlights from the fourth day of the event. Day four unfolded with a series of insightful field visits to four sites in order to enable the participants to see and …
On the 13th to 15th December 2023, the CAADP XP4 Consortium had a DSpace scoping implementation workshop at ILRI, Nairobi Kenya. The main product from the meeting was an outline for an ‘Africa Agri-Knowledge explorer and repository ecosystem’ that could serve the shared goals of the partners and advance the wider science, innovation and transformation …
Implementation of a DSpace Repository for The CAADP-XP4 Consortium Read More »
Dear Partners, As we embark on the fourth day of the Extension Week 2023 in Abuja, let’s take a moment to reflect on the exciting happenings of the third day. Engaging Presentations, insightful discussions, and dynamic networking sessions defined the day, providing attendees with a wealth of knowledge and fostering meaningful connections. From cutting-edge agricultural practices …
“Amplifying Voices, Driving Transformation through Innovative Digital Extension” Read More »
Dear Stakeholders,We are glad to share with you highlights from the second day of the 6th Africa-Wide Agricultural Extension Week. Please get ready to dive into updates from enriching sessions that promise to elevate your experience and knowledge. Day 2 started with an engaging session where country fora teams shared their perspectives on the value …
“What farmers need now are technologies that are simple, understandable, and available on multiple channels” ~ Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security With Over 600 participants joining from around the world, a jam-packed opening session, several panel discussions, exhibitions, and two side events, Day 1 of the AAEW2023 has …